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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Comic Almanack and Diary |
| Author | Mayhew, Henry; Cruikshank, George; Hine, G H |
| Date | 1851 |
| Document Type | Personal Account |
| Publisher Information | David Bogue, London |
| Reference | HT 24751 |
| Library / Archive | Museums Victoria |
| Collection Name | Emigrant Guides and Promotional Material |
| Description | The book contain an essay on Female Emigration, advertisements, blank diary pages, stories, poems and illustrations. It also features an extremely evocative coloured print which satirises English fears about the exodus of British women to Australia, thus leaving Britain vulnerable to female immigration from Pacific colonies. |
| Biographical Note / History | During the first half of the 1800s, it became apparent that decades of male British settlement in Australia had resulted in an extreme shortage of women, causing significant social unrest in the colony. Concerted efforts to address this imbalance included the offer of assisted passages for British women to settle in Australia, the popularity of which, in turn, resulted in a critical shortage of women in Britain. |
| Theme(s) | Motives for Emigration |
| Country (from) | Great Britain |
| Country (to) | Australia |
| Nationality | English |
| Keywords | racism, women, colony, assisted emigration, satire |
| Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Museum Victoria catalogue. |
| Catalogue Link | Museums Victoria Catalogue |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Museums Victoria |
